Our Partners

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod carries out its ministry with the invaluable help of a number of partners and other organizations.

Auxiliaries

Lutheran Laymen's League

As the official men's auxiliary of the LCMS, LLL is the governing body for Lutheran Hour Ministries, a Christian outreach ministry empowering and equipping churches to communicate the Gospel to all people.Learn More

Lutheran Women's Missionary League

As the official women's auxiliary of the LCMS, LWML encourages and equips women to live out their Christian lives in active mission ministries and to support global missions.Learn More

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LCMS Entities

The LCMS Foundation

Provides Lutheran donors with charitable expertise and opportunities to ensure that families are provided for and beloved ministries are supported. Learn More

Lutheran Church Extension Fund

Facilitates faith and the reaching out to others with the Good News through investments, loans and services that help build, transform and keep our church vital. Learn More

Concordia Plan Services

Benefits provider of choice for more than 6,000 LCMS congregations, schools, universities, seminaries, and other organizations in the United States and in mission fields worldwide. Learn More

Concordia Historical Institute

The official archives for records of the LCMS and its agencies, congregations and workers. Learn More

Concordia Publishing House

The official publisher of the LCMS offers more than 8,000 products for use in Christian congregations, schools and homes. Learn More

Inter-Lutheran Entities

Lutheran Services in America (LSA)

The LCMS is a founding partner of Lutheran Services in America, a social service organization that serves one in every 50 Americans through services in health care, aging and disability support, community development, housing, and child and family strengthening. Learn More

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS)

Witnessing to God’s love for all people, LIRS stands with and advocates for migrants and refugees, transforming communities through ministries of service and justice.Learn More

Lutheran World Relief (LWR)

LWR focuses on attacking the root causes of poverty in rural and remote regions of the world’s poorest countries and breaking the cycles that keep people from being healthy, productive and self-supporting.Learn More

International Lutheran Council

The ILC is a worldwide association of established confessional Lutheran church bodies that exists for the purpose of encouraging, strengthening and promoting confessional Lutheran theology and practice centering in Jesus Christ, both among member churches and throughout the world.Learn More

Recognized Service Organizations

The LCMS works with some 300 Recognized Service Organizations (RSOs) to extend its mission outreach, education and social ministry. These independent organizations – which include a number of elementary and high schools, camps, mission societies and social service organizations – agree to foster the mission and ministry of the LCMS and ensure their programs and services are in harmony with the doctrine and practice of the LCMS.Learn More

Partner Church Bodies

There are 35 church bodies worldwide with whom The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is in altar and pulpit fellowship.Learn More